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‘A Hug and Kiss’ lands gay couple in handcuffs at Mormon plaza
A gay couple say they were detained by LDS security guards on a plaza owned by the Mormon church and later cited by police, claiming it stemmed from a kiss on the cheek. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said that the men became argumentative and refused to leave after being asked to […]
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White House directs Census to include same-sex unions in 2010 count
The White House said Thursday it was seeking ways to include same-sex marriages, unions and partnerships in 2010 Census data. The administration has directed the Census Bureau to determine changes needed in tabulation software to allow for same-sex marriage data to be released early in 2011 with other detailed demographic information from the decennial count. […]
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KC Newspapers Reject Same-Sex Wedding Announcement
An Independence, MO same-sex couple went to Iowa to get married, but two newspapers refused to publish the wedding announcement. After 10 years together, Mike and Chuck Hewitt finally got to exchange wedding vows. Iowa is currently the only state in the Midwest to allow same-sex marriages. But when they attempted to announce their nuptuals […]
